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Total number of records: 69

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Brotherton Collection14
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive3
English Literature2
Ripon Cathedral2

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books69
illustrated books47
livres46
rare books46
antiquarian booksellers45
booksellers' catalogs45
catalogues de librairies45
livres illustres45
livres rares45
printing15

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Europe1
Great Britain1
Leeds, United Kingdom1

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)47
Marlborough Rare Books45
Nichols, John9
Nichols, John (1745-1826)9
Timperley, Charles Henry9
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall (1776-1847)3
Bertram Rota (Firm)1
Bigmore, E C (1838?-1899)1
Bigmore, E. C1
Bouchot, Henri (1849-1906)1

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Portfolio of Architectural Illustrations

1953

Portfolio of Architectural Illustrations: Universities & Colleges containing 100 loose plates, published by Architecture Illustrated in 1953.

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Marks in books, illustrated and explained

Stoddard, Roger Eliot; Houghton Library

1985

An album of facsimiles, with preface and annotations by Roger E. Stoddard; based on an exhibition held at the Houghton Library beginning Feb. 14, 1984, entitled "Marks in books, shown and explained: a...

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General antiquarian, children's & illustrated books. spring 1997

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Henry Sotheran Ltd.

1997

Bookseller's catalogue.

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The book : its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time

Bouchot, Henri (1849-1906); Einsle, Anton (1848-1897); Bigmore, E C (1838?-1899); Grevel, H

1890

First English translation by E. C. Bigmore, 1887 has title: The printed book; its history, illustration and adornment.

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The ideal book or book beautiful : a tract on calligraphy, printing, and illustration & on the book beautiful as a whole

Cobden-Sanderson, T J (1840-1922); Doves Press

1900

Colophon: 'This tract, written by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, was printed by him & Emery Walker at the Doves press and finished Oct. 19, 1900'.

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Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : being a chronological digest of the most interesting facts illustrative of the history of literature and printing from the earliest period to the present time (v.1)

Timperley, Charles Henry; Nichols, John (1745-1826)

1842

A reissue, with new title page and 12 pages of additional matter, of the remainder stock of Timerley's Dictionary of printers and printing, 1839, and his Printers' manual, 1838. The Printers' manual (...

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Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : being a chronological digest of the most interesting facts illustrative of the history of literature and printing from the earliest period to the present time (v.2)

Timperley, Charles Henry; Nichols, John (1745-1826)

1842

A reissue, with new title page and 12 pages of additional matter, of the remainder stock of Timerley's Dictionary of printers and printing, 1839, and his Printers' manual, 1838. The Printers' manual (...

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Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : being a chronological digest of the most interesting facts illustrative of the history of literature and printing from the earliest period to the present time (v.3)

Timperley, Charles Henry; Nichols, John (1745-1826)

1842

A reissue, with new title page and 12 pages of additional matter, of the remainder stock of Timerley's Dictionary of printers and printing, 1839, and his Printers' manual, 1838. The Printers' manual (...

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Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : being a chronological digest of the most interesting facts illustrative of the history of literature and printing from the earliest period to the present time (v.4)

Timperley, Charles Henry; Nichols, John (1745-1826)

1842

A reissue, with new title page and 12 pages of additional matter, of the remainder stock of Timerley's Dictionary of printers and printing, 1839, and his Printers' manual, 1838. The Printers' manual (...

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Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : being a chronological digest of the most interesting facts illustrative of the history of literature and printing from the earliest period to the present time (v.5)

Timperley, Charles Henry; Nichols, John (1745-1826)

1842

A reissue, with new title page and 12 pages of additional matter, of the remainder stock of Timerley's Dictionary of printers and printing, 1839, and his Printers' manual, 1838. The Printers' manual (...

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Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : being a chronological digest of the most interesting facts illustrative of the history of literature and printing from the earliest period to the present time (v.6)

Timperley, Charles Henry; Nichols, John (1745-1826)

1842

A reissue, with new title page and 12 pages of additional matter, of the remainder stock of Timerley's Dictionary of printers and printing, 1839, and his Printers' manual, 1838. The Printers' manual (...

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